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Useful Community Development Blog: What's NewHere are the most recent important changes to our website, including blog entries, photos, and comments from visitors and the site's editors. You'll also find links to new pages and significant new paragraphs or changes. Church buying residence to use for youth center does zoning allowA church on the next block over has purchased the house behind ours. We asked some people coming out of the church what they intended to do with the residence, Eco CityI’ve had this concept floating around my head for some time. It's really a half dozen of the 'Sustainable city' ideas all woven into one 'grand plan'. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Eco City" Aims and Objectives of Community DevelopmentWhat are the basic aims and objectives of community development? Editors' Reply: Amel, we're glad you asked this question and another one about the approaches Permalink -- click for full blog post "Aims and Objectives of Community Development" Neighborhood Revitalization Can Be the Talk of the TownMost communities are at the mercy of the markets. But if you are proactive, determined, and organized, you can create neighborhood revitalization through redevelopment, maintenance and arts. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Neighborhood Revitalization Can Be the Talk of the Town" Rallying the youth besides elders to help publish a small town historical book & how?Should we rally the youth to get involved with helping to publish a historical book for a small rural town? How? Mayor Julia M. Meacham of Weldon NC Vibrant Downtown Ordinance Fills Vacant SpaceWe propose a vibrant downtown ordinance, forcing landlords to fill vacant space to make a lively and vital central business district or shopping area. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Vibrant Downtown Ordinance Fills Vacant Space" Community Development tradeoffsWhat happens when conflicts arise between the policy makers and some of the community members, such as the community thinking jobs is more important than Permalink -- click for full blog post "Community Development tradeoffs" Co-Housing May Languish for Lack of FinancingCo-housing means several households build intentional community through new construction or rehabilitation of housing featuring shared community facilities. Some may be an ecovillage. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Co-Housing May Languish for Lack of Financing" Definition of a live-work unitI was listening to planning and zoning the other night. One of the board members was arguing that live-work units would be a good thing at the edge of Permalink -- click for full blog post "Definition of a live-work unit" How to become an urban planning consultantHow does one go about becoming an urban planning consultant? Are there any educational or licensing requirements? Editors' Reply: We have experience Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to become an urban planning consultant" |